It looks like this system off to our northwest will make the biggest impact on the Wabash Valley between midnight and 7 a.m. Saturday morning. This doesn’t look to be a major event… nonetheless…an inch is likely up to northern portions of the Valley down to just a dusting to the south and right around a 1/2″ along the I-70 corridor. Be careful, because there will still be slick spots out there.

Here is what to expect for tonight's snow moving through.

Overnight low temperatures tonight will be in the upper 20s across most of the area, but areas to the south will be a couple degrees warmer which puts temperatures in the lower 30s. Anytime temps are near 32°, precipitation of both frozen and liquid forms are possible. So, the snow forecast throughout the southern Wabash Valley looks to be a wet snow with rain mixing in. Overall, accumulations look to be just a dusting to the south.

This system will exit by tomorrow morning and skies will start to clear out a bit during the afternoon. High temperatures tomorrow will be in the upper 30s. Winds will have an impact too making conditions a bit breezy with winds out of the west from 10 to 20 mph with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Another weak weather system will move through Saturday night into Sunday morning that will bring a chance for some light snow flurries. We aren’t expecting any accumulations with this. Skies will once again clear out to partly cloudy by Sunday afternoon. A blast of cooler air will settle in and temperatures look to top out in the mid 30s.

Cloudy skies with snow showers are moving back into the Wabash Valley tonight. Snowfall totals look to top out around the one inch mark with a quick drop off to only a dusting of snow in our southern counties.

Approaching Lt. Rain and Snow

Overnight lows will drop into the upper 20s tonight with gusty winds reaching 20 to 30 mph.Cloudy skies Saturday morning will gradually turn into partly cloudy skies during the afternoon hours with daytime highs only reaching the upper 30s. Light snow flurries are expected late Saturday night with a reinforced shot of cold air for Sunday. Highs on Sunday will only reach the mid 30s with cold west winds.

January will end and February begin with a warmer than normal temperature.  A little rain could come along with this warmer spell.

Clouds with some sunshine today.  A little breezy, but not too cold.

When will this rain finally come to an end? Unfortunately, not before temperatures drop below freezing which could transition this all-liquid precipitation into the frozen form. That’s right… we could see a few snow flurries (mostly after midnight) when temps drop below 32°.

Here is the bigger picture of the clouds and radar. Rain showers still present.

The good news: not enough to cause any accumulations… the bad news: several areas of standing water and pretty much anything wet could create several new slick spots out there. These slick spots will be around for tomorrow morning’s commute and will pose a view travel issues. So just be careful if you are going to be out and about.

Tomorrow looks to bring some pleasant weather and some sunshine back into the forecast. Temperatures will quickly warm above freezing and we are looking for afternoon high’s to be in the lower 40s. So if you have lunch plans, errands to run in the afternoon and for your drive home, the weather will be working in your favor. It is when we get into the evening and overnight hours when changes move-in. Clouds will start to build in and snow showers will develop late Friday lasting into Saturday morning. Altogether, we could see up to an inch of snow accumulation with this system by Saturday morning across the Wabash Valley. But… as temperatures warm up near 40° on Saturday, the snow won’t still around for too long.

By Sunday, we’ll be dry with partly cloudy skies but temperatures a bit cooler. Highs will only be in the mid 30s. This is the normal for this time of year though. We’ll start to see above average temperatures returning to the forecast by Tuesday with highs near 50° most of the upcoming week.

Areas of light rain showers will begin a slow exit tonight with overnight lows dropping into the upper 20s. Any standing water or anything wet will likely freeze tonight creating new slick spots so please be careful. Friday morning will some sunshine but clouds will quickly move in with evening and overnight snow showers moving in. Temperatures will warm up into the lower 40s Friday afternoon with light west winds. Snow showers will move in late Friday evening with snowfall totals around one inch by Saturday morning. Partly cloudy skies will move back in Saturday afternoon with temperatures topping out in the upper 30s. Partly cloudy skies will stick around for Sunday as well with daytime highs only reaching the mid 30s.

After a rainy Thursday, we will have a chance for flurries Friday night.  Then, a little colder, but becoming sunny.  Warmer air will move in again next week.

A rainy Thursday with a chilly NW breeze.  Rain will gradually taper off as the day goes on.  Maybe some fog overnight.

The National Weather Service decided to drop Vigo and Clay counties from the Winter Weather Advisory because temperatures have stayed above the freezing threshold meaning a reduced risk of freezing rain/sleet and a wintry mix. Due to this, rain will be the most prominent form of precipitation along I-70 and southward.

Everyone else pictured in blue in the current advisories map to the right are still under a Winter Weather Advisory though 10 a.m. EST Thursday. This includes Vermillion, Parke and Putnam counties in Indiana and several central IL counties. These areas are still likely to see mixed precipitation this evening including some freezing rain, sleet and possibly snow flurries. Everyone should still take precaution on the roadways come tomorrow morning because temperatures will be hovering near 32°.

As of right now, areas north of I-70 in the Wabash Valley are currently under a Winter Weather Advisory that will last through 10 a.m. EST tomorrow morning. The National Weather Service issued this advisory as a precaution and to remind us that when freezing rain/sleet is in the forecast, there is always a threat for roadways and sidewalks to become slick, making travel a bit on the difficult side. As far as your Storm Team 10 forecast… here is what we’re looking at right now.

Current Winter Weather Advisory.

For tonight, rain showers mixed with sleet and light freezing rain will be around with rain being the main precipitation type. Areas to the north across Vermillion, Parke and Putnam counties could see snow with this mix. Areas to the south are looking at mostly rain with a slight chance for sleet or freezing rain. The sleet and ice accumulation looks to stay at minimum but a few slick spots are still expected.  Overnight lows will range from 31° north along I-74 to 34° south along US 50/150.

Cloudy skies with rain will continue through the day on Thursday with daytime highs reaching the mid 40s.  The rain will exit and skies will clear out to partly cloudy during the overnight hours Thursday and will last through Friday.  Light snow showers will make another quick return Friday night with only minor accumulations expected by Saturday morning.